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COLBORNE CHRONICLE - Thursday, September 29, 1966 "ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY" Every once in a while you'll hear someone say "Why would anyone want to be a steeplejack?" Or they might say it about a policeman or a miner or a fire fighter. People who ask questions like this can't understand what makes some men undertake dangerous and unpleasant jobs. Nevertheless there always seems to be someone to do such jobs -- and high rates of pay aren't the incentive, by any means. Perhaps the incentive comes from the challenge that such jobs offer. They are not easy. No one forces you to become a steeplejack or a miner or a policeman or a fire fighter. Men who take on these jobs are volunteers -- like soldiers who come forward and offer to take part in a dan. gerous mission. Basically these men are men with pride. Pride in their ability to tackle the tougher jobs. Knowing that they can do it is part of their reward. They are dependable. TrJey are good people to have around. It's only natural that we should And such men doing other tasks above and beyond .the call of duty. Take the fire fighter for example. There are about 40,000 of them in Canada, both professional and volunteer. Many of them spend large amounts of their spare time trying to help the unfortunate children who are victims of muscular-dystrophy. The way they go about this is to raise money by means of benefit sporting events, by house - to - house canvasses, and by numerous other methods. They don't do this casually. They are well organized. In fact, their international union has pledged itself to the support of MD research until the disease is vanquished. To date the Are fighters of this country have raised upwards of a million and a half dollars for medical research. "Scores of teams of research scientists in every major medical research centre and university in Canada have been put to work by this money -- advancing the frontiers of knowledge and bringing close the day When some real hope can be given "to the victims of this relentless dis- Research into muscular dystrophy is not the easiest kind of research. There may be none more difficult. The cause of the disease and the means of controlling it or curing Xt have' been eluding the best medical brains for decades. If any task were to be called a challenge, this is it. It's no wonder then that the chief allies of the research acientists are the fire fighters. This is their Kind of job. Very tough; very demanding. So if one day a fire fighter happens to call at your house asking you to help with the battle against muscular dystrophy, just take a good look at him and you'll see a man who's busy with his own job but can still find time to help his fellow citizens. LOCAL PRIZE WINNER HOMEMAKING HINT Homemakers are advised by food specialists at Macdonald Institute, University of Guelph, to remember that the pear is one fruit that ripens better off the tree than on. In choosing pears for immediate use, look for yellow colouring but firmness to the touch -- a sign of ripeness. _For later use, choose those with a slightly green colour and allow them to ripen at room temperature for a few days before eating. Announcing the Toronado-lnspired Oldsmobile a lot of new ways to express yourself NINETY-EICHT-TORONADO* DELTA 88 • DELMONT 88-CUTLASS SUPREME*CUTLASS m Longer, racier hoods. Sporty rear decks. Fastback flair. The dashing Toronado inspired the Oldsmobile look for 1967. And Oldsmobile going'is now smoother than ever. New ride improvements and engine refinements see to that. Front wheel disc brakes are available. You can personalize by choosing from the huge selection of extras and luxury options. Add your imagination and you can have that one car in a million. i ilric % M ■ ■ ■ delmont 88 W 1 %. M . W cutlass supreme ^amt^ m ^Sm^S cutlass A lot of new ways to express yourself c:;i ____ SEE THEM AT YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED QUALITY OLDSMOBILE DEALERS' TODAY AUTHORIZED OLDSMOBILE DEALER IN COLBORNE GEORGE K. JOHNSTON MOTORS LIMITED, COLBORNE Mrs. Dan Colborne, was fortuna te enough to find a prize-winning coupon in a package of a well-known brand of cigarettes. On Monday of this week she was presented with a cheque for $250.00. The Deleeuws own the former McKenzie farm. CROP INSURANCE ACT PROCLAIMED LAST WEEK The Honourable Wm. A. Stewart, Minister of Agriculture and Food for Ontario, has announced that the Crop Insurance Act which was passed at the last session of the Ontario Legislature, has been proclaimed, effective September 22nd, 1966. Mr. Stewart simultaneously announced the personnel of the new Crop Insurance Commission, as follows: Chairman, K. E. Lantz, Assistant Deputy Minister of Agriculture an'd Food; Vice Chairman, W. W. Snow, Director Soils & Crops Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food; R. K. McNeil, M.P.P. for Elgin, R.R. 2/ Springfield, a graduate of O.A.C. and a prominent bCef and corn farmer; Wilfred Roy of Paincourt, a prominent Kent County cash crop farmer and an elite registered seed grower, who specializes in the growing of tomatoes, seed corn, processing peas, and bur-ley tobacco; and Peter McKin-non of R.R. 2, Bath, who farms in Lennox and Addington County, and who is Chairman of the Ontario Wheat Producers Marketing Board. Reiterating plans to make Crop Insurance available this fall for the insuring of the winter wheat crop, the Hon. Mr. Stewart said the Commission will proceed to bring as many crops as possible under the plan as quickly as they can. Agents to sell the Crop Insurance are being appointed immediately. R. D. Blackburn, is General Manager of the Crop Insurance Commission, and wil be located in offices at 500 University Avenue, Toronto. PHONE 355-2433 FOUR-CAR COLLISION A four-car collision occurred on King Street just as we were going to press this week, just after noon on Wednesday. A Plymouth car travelling east struck one pulling out .from the side of the street, and careened across the road, striking another parked car, which swung around, colliding with a fourth. Woman driver of the Plymouth was taken to hospital for examination.